Brandon Webb

About the author

Brandon Webb, a former Navy SEAL sniper and Naval Special Warfare Sniper Course Manager, is renowned for training some of America's legendary snipers. He is a multiple New York Times Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, and Speaker. Webb is the Editor-in-Chief of the SOFREP news team, a collective of military journalists.

Lessons “Hopefully” Learned & The New African War on Terror

I monitor a lot of different news media sites and Al Jazeera is at the top of my list for several reasons. They all have their slant but I’ve found some good stuff on their English site. Below is a video about the changing landscape in the war of terror, more of a battle of […]

United Arab Emirates To Acquire Predator Drones and…

A lot of foreign countries want to get their hands on the gold standard of drones, The General Atomics Predator. I’ve spoken with senior members of the company and they assure me that the exportable version cannot be modified with hard points to fix weapons. Apparently this is because of internal mods to the center […]

Modern Day Hero Lost

I just submitted this to the NY Times. -Brandon It’s a strange place I find myself these days, in my late thirties, and faced with the reality of friends, SEAL brothers, lost and gone from my life. The most recent of which is my friend Chris Kyle, and Glen Doherty six months earlier. I find […]

The Challenges of Women in Combat Roles

From The NY Times WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is lifting the military’s official ban on women in combat, which will open up hundreds of thousands of additional front-line jobs to them, senior defense officials said Wednesday. he groundbreaking decision overturns a 1994 Pentagon rule that restricts women from artillery, armor, infantry and […]

SOFREP on Fox News: Interrogation Techniques & Zero Dark Thirty

My latest appearance on FOX News discussing interrogation techniques and the movie Zero Dark Thirty. I personally think that there are more effective ways of getting information out of people than water boarding. Should it still be in the tool box? Would I use it if I thought it could save innocent lives. Yes to […]

Algeria, Mali and Syria Oh My!

If ever there was a time for strong leadership in the Department of State and US Special Operations Command it’s now. Hilary Clinton has proven to be more concerned with her political ambition than actually developing a long-term strategy to promote diplomacy abroad. McRaven is a seasoned leader however, his tier one boys at DEVGRU […]

SHOT Show & Which Girl Will Be on The SOFREP Ace of Spades?

Hi everyone. Strange times at the SHOT show this year a lot of clamor about the 2nd Amendment. It’s sure to be another record year for gun sales as people are rushing out and buying anything that isn’t tied down. Jack and I both think that more feel good legislation is coming down the pipe […]

Benghazi Uncut: The Libyan Powder Keg (Part 1)

Prologue             The deadly attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, symbolically coinciding with the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, triggered in a confluence of events that spilled into US domestic politics, military covert operations, and a number of classified CIA programs.  With the terrorist strike occurring in the run up the […]

SHOT Show: 2013 Daily Industry Updates

Hi everyone, Jack, and I (and a few mafia) are hitting the SHOT show hard this week. SOFREP will mainly focus on industry trends as it relates to the Military/Spec Ops community.  We hit the media range day today, it was pretty anti-climatic as there was nothing new or meaningful on the firing line. The […]

Drone Strike: ST-6 Says Zero Dark Thirty Inaccurate

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA- An anonymous Public Affairs Officer (PAO) for Seal Team Six says the movie “Zero Dark Thirty” is factually inaccurate, portraying Seal Team Six members like the douchebags from Seal Team Two. “At one point Joel Edgarton’s character wears a polo shirt with a popped collar,” the PAO said. “Team Six doesn’t do […]